Yumbii, an Atlanta-based food truck, adds a low emissions super food truck to its fleet. Check out its environmentally friendly features.

This loft-less tiny home makes quite a statement, both inside and out.

More and more stores are getting rid of paper receipts and offering to send electronic versions by email.

Cartoonist Joe Mohr shows how the chemical might have affected the cartoon hero

Researchers have found that lignin, a compound found in wood, could replace BPA in plastics.

A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here's why it's a big deal.

The Aral Sea, Central Asia's most (in)famous body of water, has become a global symbol of environmental mismanagement. But at least one government in the region doesn't seem to have

It's been a couple of years since the still-planned and so-called Great Green Wall of Africa graced the pages of TreeHugger, so here's a quick update and overview: As the BBC reports, African leaders are meeting in Chad to further push the

From Wangaari Maathai's Billion Tree campaign to lush permaculture landscapes in Jordan, we've seen how individuals and communities can reverse desertification and bring life back to arid soils. Now a new dramatized documentary

Check out these photos of a surprise 10-mile lake that popped up in Death Valley, California.

The world is awash in LNG that's a lot closer to the ocean and a lot cheaper to move.

Thanks to COVID-19, a lot more than previously thought.

Our photo of the day features one of the smallest of North American owls.

Our photo of the day comes from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

Our photo of the day is a lesson in singing and building.

If you guessed that climate-crisis-fueled, disease-carrying mosquitoes are wiping them out, you may be correct.

Welcome to some of the most bizarre social behavior on Earth.

Our photo of the day comes from above the Pacific Ocean.

Our photo of the day comes from Cape San Blas, Florida.

Our photo of the day proves that size doesn't matter.

A Brooklyn dinner party turns "dumpster diving" into an informative meal.

Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my!

The Brooklyn Journalist covered this project like a blanket, and looks at some of the detailed claims.

One can build a house out of wood and cover it up, or one can celebrate the nature of wood, as this one in Slavonice, Czech Republic does. Designed by E - M.R.A.K. | Martin Rajniš, Kamila Amblerová, Václav Horecký, it is built out of unplaned, uncut

Short on space for growing herbs? Well, this graceful pendant lamp -- which doubles as a mini-greenhouse -- could be one way to add more luscious greenery to one's space and diet.

A Czech church was 3-D mapped and made into a one of a kind musical instrument, controlled by visitors' laser pointers.

Prague-based permaculture activist Sophia Novack is raising funds to create a free online resource that can teach 'anyone (including you!) ... how to grow an incredibly productive backyard permaculture garden.'

Barcelona wants to build an indoor carbon-neutral ski dome, taking waste energy from the gas industry to cool the hall and using renewable energy to power the rest... fact or fiction? Eco-friendly or greenwashing?

It's an old-fashioned skill, but it's still relevant in today's world.

Calling all ocean lovers and shutterbugs, the 11th edition of this fabulous photo contest is accepting submissions.

No one likes the rampant spending that goes along with gift-giving traditions, but all have different ideas for how to cope.

There was a time when family heirlooms were cherished, but now minimalism is valued more.

Consumerism is still ingrained, which is why we need to fight back with the 'Buy Nothing' movement.

It is, quite literally, the 'outfit of the day,' never to be seen again because it has been returned to the store.

This sofa will convert into a number of uses, and will accommodate third-party add-ons like armrests, backrests, side tables and more.

They are sized between the tiny Manhattan "design studio" and their standard big boxes.

The problem is, it's not just about the presence of chlorine, but rather why the chlorine is needed in the first place.

I was reading an apple pie recipe by Food Network chef Michael Smith in my newspaper the other day. I've made a few of Smith's recipes before and I've liked them. The recipe for the crust intrigued me because

Victory gardens have come back ever bigger - garden magazines and home gardening tools sales are good even in this recessionary economy. The harvest season is almost upon us, and an extension of that urban victory garden idea is to glean the fruit (and

The Dirty Dozen is back. No, we're not talking about the movie—it's the recently released, fifth edition of The Environmental Working Group's (EWG) list of the 12 conventionally grown fruits and veggies with the

Peaches top the list of most pesticide-ridden fruits, with some combination of up to 53 pesticides found on all the peaches in the study...yikes. With their relatively thin skin, peeling and washing can only do so much, so this one tops the list of fruits

"Eat organic," you hear, over and over again. But it can be tough to find organic versions of your favorite fruits and vegetables all the time, so, how do you know which are most important to eat organic?

Fruits and vegetables last all winter with jams, fruit butter, marmalades, and pickled vegetables from new cookbook Home Canning by Janet Cooper.

No one loves an apple more than a schoolteacher, but even they could learn a thing or two about the best way to eat it.

From the craft room to the bathroom to the kitchen, the humble apple has many more application than just sauce and pie.

Supporters think the Arctic Apple will be a game changer - the first GMO to be marketed directly to consumers as convenience food.

These reefs live in murky water with low levels of light and are likely to survive rising sea levels, researchers say.

But I am in the tank for the one that came in second

It's only the second time that the treehugger types get the big prize

As always, they warm your hearts as well as your toes.